For the amazing asset he’s been, Hourihane. I feel we’ve been more open in midfield since his addition. Not for one minute am I blaming him. He’s just not going to give us that kind of solidity, a more defensive minded player would give. It has been exacerbated I feel, by the fact Smith has not been in the side too.
Maybe we’ve been on the cusp of a beating like this for a while. Just thankfully, until today, it hadn’t happened. For me, he needs back in the starting line up & of course, with a high profile attacking talent signing like Connor, something has to give. This IMHO has to be Grimes, we’re weaker defensively with Hourihane, so Korey needs to come in alongside Fulton to compensate & stiffen us up. Otherwise, a game like today could happen once too often..